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Overview
Operator	London General
Garage	Mandela Way (MW)
Vehicle	Volvo B7TL 10.6m / Wright Eclipse Gemini
Peak vehicle requirement	17
Night-time	Night Bus N1
Route
Start	Canada Water station
Via	South Bermondsey; Bricklayer's Arms; Elephant & Castle; Waterloo; Aldwych; Holborn
End	Tottenham Court Road station

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London Buses route 1 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. Running between Canada Water and Tottenham Court Road stations, it is operated by London General.

History

AEC Routemaster on The Strand in June 1981

Route 1 was one of the first motorbus routes to be introduced in London. It was in operation by November 1908. Despite subsequent route changes, it continues to serve part of its original route, between Elephant & Castle and Aldwych.^[4]

On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to London General, which included a five-year contract to operate route 1.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] It is operated out of Mandela Way garage with a peak vehicle requirement of 17 buses.^[9]

Current route

The current route is not the same as the route of the first omnibus service in London, started in 1829 by George Shillibeer. Route 1 operates via these primary locations:^[10]

Canada Water bus station for Canada Water station
Surrey Quays station
Southwark Park Warndon Street
South Bermondsey
Bricklayers' Arms
New Kent Road
Elephant & Castle station
St George's Circus
Waterloo station
South Bank
Waterloo Bridge
Aldwych
Holborn station
Tottenham Court Road station

References

^ Ken Carr (2015). The London Bus Guide. Visions International.
^ Ken Carr (2015). The London Bus Guide. Visions International.
^ Ken Carr (2015). The London Bus Guide. Visions International.
^ London's oldest bus routes - The London Magazine Template:Wayback
^ Go-Ahead Acquires East Thames Buses Go-Ahead Group 30 July 2009 Template:Wayback
^ Go-Ahead buys East Thames Buses Bus & Coach Professional 3 August 2009 Template:Wayback
^ East Thames Buses Go-Ahead London
^ Bus tender results Route 1/N1 Transport for London 1 July 2009
^ Carr, Ken (May 2015). The London Bus Guide (5 ed.). Boreham: Visions International Entertainment. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-9931735-3-0.
^ Route 1 Map Transport for London

External links

Media related to London Buses route 1 at Wikimedia Commons
Timetable

[1] Ken Carr (2015). The London Bus Guide. Visions International.

[2] Ken Carr (2015). The London Bus Guide. Visions International.

[3] Ken Carr (2015). The London Bus Guide. Visions International.

[4] London's oldest bus routes - The London Magazine Template:Wayback

[5] Go-Ahead Acquires East Thames Buses Go-Ahead Group 30 July 2009 Template:Wayback

[6] Go-Ahead buys East Thames Buses Bus & Coach Professional 3 August 2009 Template:Wayback

[7] East Thames Buses Go-Ahead London

[8] Bus tender results Route 1/N1 Transport for London 1 July 2009

[9] Carr, Ken (May 2015). The London Bus Guide (5 ed.). Boreham: Visions International Entertainment. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-9931735-3-0.

[10] Route 1 Map Transport for London

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 ==History==
 [[File:London Transport Routemaster bus, route 1, Strand, 21 June 1981.jpg|thumb|[[AEC Routemaster]] on [[Strand, London|The Strand]] in June 1981]]
-Route 1 was one of the first motorbus routes to be introduced in London. It was in operation by November 1908. Despite subsequent route changes, it continues to serve part of its original route, between [[Elephant & Castle]] and [[Aldwych]].<ref>[http://www.thelondonmagazine.co.uk/London-Living/Columnists/Londons-oldest-bus-routes.html London's oldest bus routes - The London Magazine]{{404|date=November 2015}}</ref>
+Route 1 was one of the first motorbus routes to be introduced in London. It was in operation by November 1908. Despite subsequent route changes, it continues to serve part of its original route, between [[Elephant & Castle]] and [[Aldwych]].<ref>[http://www.thelondonmagazine.co.uk/London-Living/Columnists/Londons-oldest-bus-routes.html London's oldest bus routes - The London Magazine] {{wayback|url=http://www.thelondonmagazine.co.uk/London-Living/Columnists/Londons-oldest-bus-routes.html |date=20140714133806 }}</ref>
 On 3 October 2009, East Thames Buses was sold to [[London General]], which included a five-year contract to operate route 1.<ref>[http://www.go-ahead.com/media/news/2009news/2009-07-30.aspx Go-Ahead Acquires East Thames Buses] Go-Ahead Group 30 July 2009 {{wayback|url=http://www.go-ahead.com/media/news/2009news/2009-07-30.aspx |date=20140722214933 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=2688&categoryid=0 Go-Ahead buys East Thames Buses] ''Bus & Coach Professional'' 3 August 2009 {{wayback|url=http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=2688&categoryid=0 |date=20140524003953 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.londoncentral.com/about-us/page_275.html East Thames Buses] Go-Ahead London</ref><ref>[https://tfl.gov.uk/forms/13796.aspx?btID=713 Bus tender results Route 1/N1] Transport for London 1 July 2009</ref> It is operated out of [[London General#Mandela Way (MW)|Mandela Way]] garage with a peak vehicle requirement of 17 buses.<ref>{{cite book|last=Carr|first=Ken|title=The London Bus Guide|date=May 2015|publisher=Visions International Entertainment|location=Boreham|isbn=978-0-9931735-3-0|page=123|edition=5}}</ref>